What is the Latin word for gig?

The usual Latin words for “gig” are birotus, cisium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“gig” in Latin

birotustwo-wheeled cisiuma light, two-wheeled carriage, a gig

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

gig

birota, ae (sc. rheda; Cod. Theod., 6, 29, 2, etc.): vehiculum birotum (general term, Non.) cisium (which was “vehiculi biroti genus,” Non., 86, 30). To drive to town very fast in a gig, cisio celeriter ad urbem advehi (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for gig?: The usual Latin words for “gig” are birotus, cisium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.